Suicide Discussion, sociology homework help

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Suicide seems to be a very taboo subject nowadays. I say taboo because it’s not something that anyone really likes to hold intimate discussions about, yet it’s a topic that a lot of people around the world are impacted by in some facet, or another. Yet when we hear about someone committing suicide, people are extremely quick to judge, question and determine why they did it, or what was their motive?

Since ethics and morals vary from person to person and may also be relative depending on life experiences of individuals, I will try to answer this as honestly as I can. Based on my determination and standpoint and my belief in free-will, I believe that people are enabled to determine their own destiny. If someone takes their own life to relieve mental, or physical pain and anguish, who am I to tell them that it’s not worth it, or that it will get better? What if it doesn’t get better? What if it in fact gets worse? Whether, or not it is right, or not becomes moot once someone makes the internal decision to end their life because if they’re determined to do so, they’re likely going to find a way to do it regardless of supervision, confinement, etc.

While my ideas and beliefs about this may seem skewed and insensitive compared to others, I can also understand and empathize with the idea that there are times where it might be more socially acceptable than others. Times where it could be socially acceptable is if someone is in pain and is terminally ill and decides to relinquish themselves from the pain. I remember a few years ago, there was a person who gained national media attention because she was manufacturing and selling kits to assist people in ending their life in a painless fashion, but there was a huge national debate as to whether, or not it was morally okay to be selling such items.